TNAG-0136-FCO40-172-Tariff-preferences-for-developing-countries-1970 — Page 92

CYPHER/CAT A

ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

CONFIDENTIAL

TO

TELEGRAM NO. 734

ỉ HONG KONG

7 NOVEMBER 1969

(MT)

1X8

CONFIDENTIAL.

NEUTRAL.

ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 734 OF 7 NOVEMBER REPEATED

FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA AND UKDEL OECD.

UNCTAD GENERALISED PREFERENCES.

THE 0.E.C.D. TRADE COMMITTEE IS NOW MEETING TO FINALISE THE QUOTE

SUBSTANTIVE DOCUMENTATION UNQUOTE THE 0.E.C.D. COUNTRIES HAVE

UNDERTAKEN TO SUBMIT TO UNCTAD BY 15 NOVEMBER. THIS WILL CONSIST

OF A REPORT SETTING OUT THOSE ELEMENTS ON WHICH ALL THE PROSPECTIVE

DONOR COUNTRIES ARE AGREED AND, WHERE THEIR POSITIONS STILL DIFFER, A FACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE SUBMISSIONS EXCHANGED WITHIN O.E.C.D. IT SHOULD CONTAIN

AS MUCH DETAILED INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AND THE

TRADE COMMITTEE MAY THEREFORE AGREE THAT THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH

ARE READY TO DO SO SHOULD ATTACH THEIR OWN SUBMISSIONS TO THE

JOINT 0.E.C.D. PAPER.

2. COPIES ARE BEING SENT TO YOU BY BAG OF THE U.K'S SUBMISSION

WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO ANNEX TO THE 0.E.C.D. REPORT TOGETHER WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS OF THE E.E.C. AND CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, PROVIDED THAT THE TRADE COMMITTEE AGREES THE FORM OF SUBMISSION ENVISAGED IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 1 ABOVE.

3. YOU WILL ALSO WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE FORMALLY PLACED ON

RECORD IN THE O.E.C.D. OUR VIEW THAT ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, HAVE QUOTE DEVELOPING

STATUS UNQUOTE AND ARE THEREFORE ENTITLED TO BENEFIT FROM THE

UNCTAD PREFERENCE SCHEME.

STEWART

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

T.P.D.

COPIES TO:

MR. J.G. MORRIS, CRE1 BOT MR. J. HOLROYD, KAFF

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No.51

17 NOV 1969

HKIL 6/2

CONFIDENTIAL